ReleaseImage Method

Syntax

CWIMAQ.ReleaseImage

Return Type

Long

This method returns 0 on success, a negative number on an error, and a positive number on a warning.

Purpose

Releases an image that you held out of a live acquisition with the ExtractImage method.

Remarks

Call this method to re-enter an image into a continuous ring image pool after analysis.

Example

' This example requires you to have the following controls on the form:
' 1) A button named Acquire. 
' 2) A button named Stop.
' 3) A button named Process.
' 4) A CWIMAQ control named CWIMAQ1

Private Sub Acquire_Click()
    CWIMAQ1.Start
End Sub


Private Sub Form_Load()
    'Setup a ring acquisition
    CWIMAQ1.Images.Add (5)
    CWIMAQ1.AcquisitionType = cwimaqAcquisitionContinuous
End Sub

Private Sub Process_Click()
    Dim ImageToExtract
    Dim ImageIndex
    
    'Extract an image
    ImageToExtract = CWIMAQ1.LastValidFrame + 5
    CWIMAQ1.ExtractImage ImageToExtract, ImageIndex
    
    'Do processing on extracted image CWIMAQ1.Images(ImageIndex)
    
    'Release the extracted image
    CWIMAQ1.ReleaseImage
End Sub

Private Sub Stop_Click()
    CWIMAQ1.Stop
    End
End Sub

See Also

ExtractImage